Germany Ascendant
An interesting article form Deutsche Welle showcases perhaps a sea-change in Germany come this September. It appears that Germany's current leader, Chancellor Shroeder, may be headed for defeat. This in turn could mean a new German-American relationship to shape Europe in this decade towards a more unified front in the War On Terror. Which in turn could bring terror to the German state by Islamic Terrorists if the Germans vote for Angela Merkel who would no doubt support more vigoriously the Anglo-American war against terrorism in the Middle East.
From Deutsche Welle:
The CDU's Wolfgang Schäuble went to the US to lay out the basis of his party's foreign policy in the case of a conservative election victory and got a welcome surprise -- 45 minutes with the man himself, President Bush.
Originally, Schäuble was scheduled to meet solely with US national security adviser Stephen Hadley. But, in a sign that Washington is interested in improving US-German relations should the conservatives sweep September's election as many predict, Schäuble got the red carpet treatment -- an unscheduled 45-minute meeting with President George W. Bush and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.
Speaking at a press conference in Hamburg on his return, Schäuble described the atmosphere at the meeting as "very direct." The president is "a man with whom you can speak very openly," Schäuble said.
This would be a welcome sign that the French have lost the momentum in their opposition to the Anglo-American campaign in the Middle East and a direct repudiation by the German people of Jacque Chirac and his position to frame the world simply in the prism of a Franco-German axis.
Aside from the state of US-German relations, other topics on the table included Iran's nuclear program. Schäuble said the president assured the Europeans of continued support from the US in their negotiations with Tehran.
There was a difference of opinion on Turkey's prospective membership in the EU, however, as Schäuble made clear that Merkel's party remains opposed to full membership, preferring instead to pursue a "privileged partnership" -- something that is "not quite the position of Washington." The US has said it would like to see Turkey become a member of the EU.
Fortunately for Schäuble, the issue of Iraq did not arise. Merkel has already said she does not intend to deploy German soldiers there if she is elected.
If the German polls show them voting Merkel in and Shroeder out, we may very well see a push by Islamic Terrorists to bomb targets in Berlin in an attempt to pull a "Madrid" out their hat before that would ever happen. Will Germany ascede to the terror-masters of Islam? Only time will tell.
From Deutsche Welle:
The CDU's Wolfgang Schäuble went to the US to lay out the basis of his party's foreign policy in the case of a conservative election victory and got a welcome surprise -- 45 minutes with the man himself, President Bush.
Originally, Schäuble was scheduled to meet solely with US national security adviser Stephen Hadley. But, in a sign that Washington is interested in improving US-German relations should the conservatives sweep September's election as many predict, Schäuble got the red carpet treatment -- an unscheduled 45-minute meeting with President George W. Bush and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.
Speaking at a press conference in Hamburg on his return, Schäuble described the atmosphere at the meeting as "very direct." The president is "a man with whom you can speak very openly," Schäuble said.
This would be a welcome sign that the French have lost the momentum in their opposition to the Anglo-American campaign in the Middle East and a direct repudiation by the German people of Jacque Chirac and his position to frame the world simply in the prism of a Franco-German axis.
Aside from the state of US-German relations, other topics on the table included Iran's nuclear program. Schäuble said the president assured the Europeans of continued support from the US in their negotiations with Tehran.
There was a difference of opinion on Turkey's prospective membership in the EU, however, as Schäuble made clear that Merkel's party remains opposed to full membership, preferring instead to pursue a "privileged partnership" -- something that is "not quite the position of Washington." The US has said it would like to see Turkey become a member of the EU.
Fortunately for Schäuble, the issue of Iraq did not arise. Merkel has already said she does not intend to deploy German soldiers there if she is elected.
If the German polls show them voting Merkel in and Shroeder out, we may very well see a push by Islamic Terrorists to bomb targets in Berlin in an attempt to pull a "Madrid" out their hat before that would ever happen. Will Germany ascede to the terror-masters of Islam? Only time will tell.
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